Coordinating Conjunctions
"I don't make good grades, [nor] do I try very hard in school."
agreement
"I like strawberry [and] chocolate ice cream."
agreement
and
agreement
nor
agreement
"I don't like yellow [or] blue."
agreement or disagreement
or
agreement or disagreement
"My dad ___ I are going fishing this afternoon."
and
"I ran after the cat ___ could not catch her."
but
"The old man doesn't have much money ___ he always seems to have nice things.
but
"We played very well ___ we still lost the game."
but
"I am smarter than my brother, [yet] he still got a higher grade on the test."
disagreement
"I normally like to run, [but] today I am walking."
disagreement
but
disagreement
yet
disagreement
"He wasn't a popular king ___ all of his country men hated him."
for
"We don't like red ___ do we like blue."
nor
"Either we are going to win __ they are going to win."
or
"It doesn't matter whether they get the job __ not."
or
"He is always crying, [for] he is sad."
reason
"It is raining outside today, [so] I think I will wear my raincoat."
reason
for
reason
so
reason
"I don't have much time __ hurry up!"
so
"I want to get there early __ we should leave soon."
so